The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association is responding to a statement[1] of the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) regarding the GYLA’s report on the monitoring of the pre-election environment. We believe that by criticizing the GYLA, the GNCC is trying to conceal the practice which it has changed without any argumentation and a relevant legislative basis and which puts political subjects in an unequal position in relation to the ruling party and limits opposition forces’ access to the media.
2017-09-20 14:40 See moreThe Parliament of Georgia is considering the amendments to be made to the Law of Georgia on "Agricultural Land Ownership” in an accelerated way. The legislative package during the period of moratorium [i] – prior to the enactment of the new constitution- allows the alienation of agricultural land parcels to foreigners.
2017-09-07 12:13 See moreBy the decision of April 14, 2016,1 the Plenum of the Constitutional Court of Georgia granted the complaint of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association and the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy2, allowing non-partisan persons to run in gamgebeli/mayoral elections on the basis of nomination by initiative groups of citizens.
2017-09-06 15:42 See moreGYLA, in collaboration with the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), on September 5, 2017, filed a femicide case with the UN Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The case relates to the inaction of the State to avoid the femicide (murder of a woman on gender grounds) and inadequate investigation of the crime that constitutes a systemic problem of discrimination against women in Georgia.
2017-09-06 10:58 See moreRecently media have reported about intentions of possible improper interference in the process of staffing of Precinct Election Commissions (PCE) and completing commissions with persons associated with ruling party.[1] [1] http://rustavi2.ge/ka/news/83523
2017-09-03 05:34 See moreOn August 29, the Government selected two new candidates for the European Court of Human Rights to substitute for the candidates rejected by the Council of Europe. The Coalition believes that the composition and rules that govern the work of the Governmental Commission are still unjust, as is the outcome of its work, which does not correspond to the requirements of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly Resolution on Nomination of Candidates and Selection of Judges.
2017-08-31 17:48 See moreDespite the fact that the election campaign has not yet officially started, due to the existing political context, on June 1 the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) started the pre-election monitoring of the 2017 local self-government elections.
2017-08-25 11:32 See moreThe Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) has released the first interim report on the monitoring of the pre-election environment. The GYLA was observing the pre-election processes through up to 20 monitors from its central office in Tbilisi and eight regional offices covering nine regions of Georgia: Adjara, Guria, Imereti, Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli, Kakheti, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, and Samegrelo.
2017-08-25 11:21 See moreGeorgia’s Civil Society Organizations address the Vice President of the United States of America with an open letter ahead of his visit to the country. The CSOs highlight Georgia’s achievements and remaining challenges in terms of democracy and security. The authors underscore importance of the strong U.S. support to Georgia and ask the Vice President Pence to continue support in the areas of democratic institution building, security, countering Russian occupation, and on Georgia’s NATO membership path.
2017-07-28 15:14 See more